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Leicestershire / Re: GILLAM family
« on: Saturday 06 October 12 15:11 BST (UK)  »
Hi Trish,
I've already done that, but since it was so long ago and was deep in a long thread which veered right off topic, I decided to start new thread.
Cheers
Amanda

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Leicestershire / GILLAM family
« on: Friday 05 October 12 22:21 BST (UK)  »
HI I was googling and found all the Gillam threads. Not sure if any of you will get this msg unless you are a regular to this site.

Previous message in this Leicestershire have mentioned this family name, along with William Merritt GILLAM.  I have been studying the GILLAM family in Bristol as i have a few in my tree. I have information re Joseph Maurice who married Elizabeth GILLAM in Bristol in 1787. She was the daughter of Benjamin GILLAM and Ann FRY who married at St James Bristol 1756. Benjamin was a partner at the Bank of England in Bristol, I have his 13 page will, whcih names a few of the extended family as well as a few of his children.

I am also in NZ so was hoping to make contact with 'King William' in Tauranga if possible.
I descend via a CLARKE family of Bristol who married into the Kift family who were merchants there. They must have socialised with the GILLAMS who owned property at the Quay side in Bristol and held positions in the Bank and in Customs. They were pretty wealthy lot in their day.  Ann FRY was from the famous quaker Fry family who owned the huge chocolate factory in Bristol.

I hope I hear back from someone!
Amanda, Christchurch, NZ

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Leicestershire / Re: Willam Merritt Gillam
« on: Friday 05 October 12 11:30 BST (UK)  »
HI I was googling and found all the Gillam threads. Not sure if any of you will get this msg unless you are a regular to this site.

I have been studying the GILLAm family in Bristol as i have a few in my tree. I have information re Joseph maurice who married Elizabeth GILLAM in Bristol in 1787. She was the daughter of Benjamin GILLAM and Ann Fry who married at St James Bristol 1756. Benjamin was a partner at the Bank of England in Bristol, I have his 13 page will, whcih names a few of the extended family as well as a few of his children.

I am also in NZ so was hoping to make contact with 'King William' in Tauranga if possible.
I descend via a CLARKE family of Bristol who married into the Kift family who were merchants there. They must have socialised with the GILLAMS who owned property at the Quay side in Bristol and held positions in the Bank and in Customs. They were pretty wealthy lot in their day.  Ann FRY was from the famous quaker Fry family who owned the huge chocolate factory in Bristol.

I hope I hear back from someone!
Amanda, Christchurch, NZ

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: JOSEPH TATE of LEEDS
« on: Sunday 19 March 06 04:39 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Colin.  I shall print your information and file it for now in the hope that I might know more one day!!

Amanda

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: JOSEPH TATE of LEEDS
« on: Friday 17 February 06 23:55 GMT (UK)  »
Colin,

I am interested in the MURCUTTS you have. According to Ancestry 19 families of MURCOTT/MURCUTTs lived in London at the tiem I haev been researching.
I have an interesting one in that one of my important ancestors lived for a long time with a Mary MURCUTT, baker, in Gloucester. Mary died in 1788 and I have a copy of her will in which she leaves everything to my Maria CLARKE (nee Browne - which was supposed ot be a pseudonym). Mary's sister William MURCUTT was a freeman of Gloucester and employed apprentices in his cabinet makign business. He left everythign in his will to his sister Mary in trust for Maria!!!   So your later MURCUTTS coudl be related. Its sufficiently rare enough to link.  Would be interested in tracing yours back further and see where they came from, as I do not know where my Mary or William originated.
Email me offline on amanda.kerby@inet.net.nz if you like!
Amanda Kerby
Christchurch
NZ

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